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Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

University of South Alabama College of Medicine (2009)

1350 Hickory Street
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 434-1771

Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD is an internist in Melbourne, FL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD is affiliated with Health First and HEALTH FIRST MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.

Office Locations

1350 Hickory Street
Melbourne, FL 32901

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2024

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hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	48
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
lab tests	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
hospital care	629
inpatient care	584
outpatient care	45

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	80
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	808
inpatient care	715
outpatient care	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	94
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	43
Dementia	37
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	750
inpatient care	652
outpatient care	98

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	142
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	624
inpatient care	534
outpatient care	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	75
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Dementia	32
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	699
inpatient care	640
outpatient care	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	81
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	306
inpatient care	263
outpatient care	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	67
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	47
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	369
inpatient care	327
outpatient care	42

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	57
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	24
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	226
inpatient care	226

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	53
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	289
inpatient care	270
outpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	42
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	363
inpatient care	351
outpatient care	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	38
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	364
inpatient care	364

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	54
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	37
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	323
inpatient care	323

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	45
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	51
Dementia	30
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated as an internist in Melbourne, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and lab tests.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	31
hospital care	451
inpatient care	413
lab tests	13
outpatient care	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD.

**Gender**
Female	145
Male	122

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	222
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	63
75 to 84	79
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009. She has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine (2009)

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$223 XARELTO $223
The Medicines Company	$124 ORBACTIV $124
Pfizer Inc.	$60 ELIQUIS $48	PREVNAR - 13 $12
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$26 $26
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$26 LifeVest $26
Other	$57 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $26	ELIQUIS $16	BRILINTA $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$515

Biography

Dr. Sallie Benke is a Melbourne, FL physician who specializes in hospital medicine (hospitalist). She is affiliated with Health First.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD in 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sallie Keaten Benke, MD From 2012 - 2024

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